Overview
- The Election Commission is sending centrally generated notices to electors flagged by software for being one of more than six people naming the same parent, with final rolls due on February 14.
- West Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal has proposed stamped receipts for documents submitted at SIR hearings to address complaints that papers later go “not found.”
- Farakka saw a BLO sit-in, about 200 resignations reported, vandalism at the BDO office, FIRs and two arrests, and a suspension of local hearings noted by the EC.
- More than 10% of nearly 32 lakh unmapped electors did not appear for hearings, the EC is adding micro-observers and AEROs, and a migrant portal has opened for remote document uploads.
- The draft roll removed about 58 lakh names, the EC says 97 voters wrongly marked dead are alive and being restored, the TMC alleges pre-filled Form 7 misuse and bias, and BJP leaders claim obstruction and seek central force deployment.